EDIT: I'm very proud of this community. All the posts are making me think and solidly criticizing from an anti-imperialist perspective. Thanks, hexbear

  • Azarova [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    What's the dude with the sword supposed to be doing? I though the point of this method of execution was to have the person ripped apart by the horses, but it looks like that guy is about the cleave the poor dude in half?

    • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]
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      2 years ago

      I think in this position the horses can't gain enough momentum for the force required to tear a person apart like that. I would guess the sword guy is there to do prep work so the horses can do the rest.

      • spring_rabbit [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        I'm glad the animals get some relief and don't need to work so hard.

        Comrade sword guy, helping the hoofed proletariat.